FL1630-128

Strawberry

Variety Description

Varieties used for comparison: 'Florida Brilliance' and 'Florida 127' (Sweet Sensation)

Summary: The plants of ‘FL1630-128' begin flowering early to mid-season while those of ‘Florida Brilliance' begin flowering very early to early and those of ‘Florida 127' begin flowering very early. The leaf of ‘FL1630-128' has weak to medium rugosity while that of ‘Florida Brilliance' and ‘Florida 127' has absent or very weak rugosity. The flower of ‘FL1630-128 is narrower than that of ‘Florida Brilliance' and ‘Florida 127'.

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, very dense foliage, weak to medium vigour
STOLON: few, weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration

LEAF: large, medium green upper side, weak to medium rugosity, medium degree of glossiness
TERMINAL LEAFLET: slightly longer than wide, acute base, serrate to crenate margin, medium depth margin, concave in cross-section
STIPULE: weak intensity of anthocyanin colouration
PETIOLE: outward attitude of hairs

FLOWERING: begins early to mid-season, runners absent
INFLORESCENCE: positioned slightly below foliage
FLOWER: petal arrangement is touching, calyx very slightly larger than corolla, stamen present
PETAL: circular, low length to width ratio, white upper side
CALYX: level attachment with fruit, outwards attitude of sepals, diameter same size as fruit

FRUIT: medium length in relation to width, large to very large, conical shape, position of maximum width strongly towards calyx, rounded at apex, flattened at calyx end, begins ripening mid-season
FRUIT SURFACE: medium red, absent or very narrow band without achenes, achenes positioned slightly below surface, yellow and red achenes, medium density of achenes
FRUIT FLESH: medium red, light red core

Origin & Breeding History: ‘FL1630-128' originated from a cross pollination between a seedling designated ‘FL 13.27-142' as the female parent and ‘FL 12.90-53' as the male parent. The cross was conducted at a breeding plot in Balm, Florida, United States over a period of weeks from December 2015 to February 2016. The new variety ‘FL1630-128' was selected in late 2016 to early 2017 based on fruit shape, fruit flavour, and soluble solids content. Multiple generations of asexual reproduction have been conducted since the selection was made.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for ‘FL1630-128' was conducted by Expert Agriculture Team Ltd., in Chilliwack, British Columbia during the 2024 growing season. The plots were arranged in a RBC design with 3 replicates. Each replicate consisted of 10 plants for a total of 30 plants of each variety. Plants were in double offset rows planted with approximately 30 cm between plants and 20 cm between rows. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of 10 plants of each variety. Mean differences were significant at the 5% confidence probability level based on a paired Student's t-test.

Comparison table for 'FL1630-128' with reference varieties 'Florida Brilliance' and 'Florida 127'

Flower diameter (cm)

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Strawberry: ‘Florida Brilliance' (left) with reference varieties ‘FL1630-128' (centre) and ‘Florida 127' (right)

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Strawberry: ‘Florida Brilliance' (left) with reference varieties ‘FL1630-128' (centre) and ‘Florida 127' (right)

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Strawberry: ‘Florida Brilliance' (left) with reference varieties ‘FL1630-128' (centre) and ‘Florida 127' (right)